As we pulled the bikes into the rear parking lot of the downtown house, I was giving lunch some thought. I might not have gotten so close to the homel...ss man, if I hadn't had my mind on the housing and the lunch situation. I would surely have realized that he wasn't any of the usual homeless who hangout in the downtown area. It had always been my biggest fault that my mind only works on a couple of things at a time.Of course I did notice him, when he walked toward us. It was at that time that I. We are the first out, which was our plan. Unless all three people in the stable are working for the brigands, we asked all of them separately."Both drivers wore decent leather armor, and Float had a chain mail cap and leather padded iron guards on both forearms. I asked if they had any extra for Hayrick and they scrounged up a good padded leather chest piece and a horn hat with a felt liner. I felt a little better about his survivability if we encountered an ambush.Forewarned and forearmed, we. Linda kept sending disapproving glances in Val's direction, and Amy caught her and Sam whispering back and forth to each other. That should give them something to talk about besides me for a few days. Until they try their own hand sanitizer, that is, Amy thought deviously.Late that morning she took a break from watching Val throw herself at men to go to the bathroom, passing Linda on the way. When she had finished, she washed her hands and grabbed a splash of hand sanitizer on her way out the. When her alarm had woke her up she almost felt more tired than she had before she went to bed. She had a long day ahead of her, and lacked the energy that she really needed to get through it.Nevertheless, she had work to do. She got up, showered, and got ready to go to the office. Her mind was on edge, her body and spirit were exhausted, and she still lived under the constant cloud of knowing that Mistress Catherine might prey upon Sandy at any time. But her coworkers were counting on her to.